Power cuts are not "
inevitable
" this winter if the French take "
small additional gestures
" to reduce their consumption, said Olivier Véran, the government spokesman, on Tuesday on France 2. "
We have the full collective ability to avoid any risk of cuts, whatever the winter conditions
,” said Olivier Véran.
"
Principle number one is that nothing is inevitable
."
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“
Collectively, we have started to reduce our electricity consumption
”, he added, calling for “
collectively a small additional gesture
” in order to “
be able to avoid the worst
”.
The government, which anticipates "
all scenarios
" in a measure of "
prediction
" in the event of a power shortage, sent a circular on November 30 to the prefects so that they prepare their departments for "
targeted power cuts and scheduled
,” according to the document.
President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday invited the French not to "
panic
" in the face of the risk of power cuts, even judging that they could be avoided if consumption were reduced by 10%.
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